TOJEONG BIGYEOL · 531
Tojeong Bigyeol Hexagram 531
The sign of a dragon rising to the sky only after its horns have grown
At a glance
- Hexagram
- 531
- Upper · middle · lower
- 5 · 3 · 1
- The year overall
- A good year
- Brighter months
- lunar months 4 and 5
- Months to take care
- lunar months 2 and 11
Luna Alley's Tojeong readings are for fun and reflection. Read even a difficult hexagram as a guide to how you carry yourself through the year.
The original verse and its meaning
- 龍生頭角 然後登天
Only after horns sprout on its head does the dragon rise to the sky. - 掘井求水 終有大亨
You dig a well in search of water, and in the end all goes greatly well. - 空翎藏匣 逢時才出
The feathers hidden away in a chest meet their time and at last come to light. - 飛將衝天 鳴將驚人
When it flies it pierces the sky; when it cries it astonishes people.
The verses follow the public-domain Tojeong Bigyeol held by the National Library of Korea; the meanings are Luna Alley's own retelling.
The year ahead
This is a year when you can rise only once your preparations are complete. Keep at it steadily, like digging a well to find water, and in the end things open wide. Like a sword hidden in a box that comes out when its time arrives, when you fly you'll reach the sky, and when you cry out you'll astonish people.
This is an auspicious year when those who have finished preparing rise to the sky. The first line, the dragon rising only after its horns sprout, means don't rush; build your skills and foundation first. Digging a well to find water is a promise that steady, deep effort will finally return as a great harvest. Something hidden in a chest coming to light in its time means the moment is coming for talents you've kept hidden to shine. As the last line says, flying to pierce the sky and crying to astonish people, when your time comes you can achieve results that amaze those around you. In the second lunar month things may change from morning to evening and leave you unsteady, and in the eleventh lunar month you must avoid disputes and lawsuits. In the fourth and fifth lunar months, your sincerity gets through and a benefactor helps you rise greatly, so don't miss that time. As long as you rein in impatience, this is a year when you'll stand tall by its end.
A word from Master Tojeong
“A dragon that eyes the heavens before its horns have sprouted is bound to fall. Grow deep in silence, as one digs a well. When your time comes, the world will be startled by your cry.”
Month by month (summary)
Only a short note and the original verse for each month. Dates are the 2027 lunar months.
- Lunar month 1Feb 7 – Mar 7Even
Hardships pile up inside and out this month. But today's struggles are like the flames that temper iron.
居家多憂 出門有苦 金入鍊爐 終成大器 · Stay home and there are many worries, step out the door and there's hardship, but iron that enters the furnace becomes a great vessel in the end.
- Lunar month 2Mar 8 – Apr 6Care
Plans keep changing and leave you wavering this month. If you can't make up your mind, nothing will take root.
朝變夕改 事故不成 石上種樹 其根難定 · Changed in the morning and revised in the evening, nothing gets done; planting a tree on a rock, it's hard to take root.
- Lunar month 3Apr 7 – May 5Even
Your luck divides according to how you use your heart this month. Take a generous, far-sighted attitude and blessings follow.
大人則吉 小人則凶 賣牛買田 家道漸隆 · Auspicious for the great-hearted, ill-omened for the petty; sell the ox to buy a field and your household gradually rises.
- Lunar month 4May 6 – Jun 4Bright
This is a welcome month when sincerity bears fruit. The effort you've poured in breaks through solid walls and shows up as good results.
精誠所到 金石可透 所望如意 事事亨通 · Where sincerity reaches, even iron and stone are pierced; what you wish for goes as you intend and every task goes well.
- Lunar month 5Jun 5 – Jul 3Bright
This is the month you rise the highest all year. Someone who helps you appears and opens the way, and your finances become plentiful.
貴人來助 發身有時 金玉滿堂 富如石崇 · A noble person comes to help and it's time to rise; gold and jade fill your house, rich as Shi Chong.
- Lunar month 6Jul 4 – Aug 1Even
Something upsetting may happen and your anger may flare up this month. But if you let it explode now, what you've built could be shaken.
雖有憤心 忍之爲德 欲速不達 安靜待時 · Even if you feel resentful, enduring becomes virtue; rushing won't get you there, so wait quietly for your time.
- Lunar month 7Aug 2 – Aug 31Even
Blocked matters loosen up again this month. Relationships or plans that went astray find their place.
缺月復圓 每事如意 旱天降雨 萬物回生 · The waning moon grows round again and everything goes as you wish; rain falls from the parched sky and all things revive.
- Lunar month 8Sep 1 – Sep 29Even
Your energy blossoms fully this month. But with lots of people gathering, arguments can arise easily, so hold back your words.
春回山谷 百花爭發 取善遠惡 福祿自來 · Spring returns to the mountain valleys and all the flowers vie to bloom; choose the good and keep away from the bad, and blessings and rewards come on their own.
- Lunar month 9Sep 30 – Oct 28Even
You shine calmly this month, like a chrysanthemum in its season. Heaven's help follows those who have walked steadily and rightly.
吉人天佑 終必大亨 窓外黃菊 逢時滿發 · Heaven helps the person of good fortune, and in the end all goes greatly well; the yellow chrysanthemum outside the window meets its season and blooms wide.
- Lunar month 10Oct 29 – Nov 27Even
Your abilities come into full play this month. But when your momentum is strong, temptation comes along too, so keep your conduct proper.
靑龍得水 造化無窮 勿近女色 損財落名 · The Blue Dragon finds water and its powers are boundless, but don't go near romantic temptation. You'll lose money and your good name.
- Lunar month 11Nov 28 – Dec 27Care
Your choices become your luck this month. Don't get involved in situations that could spark disputes or legal battles.
災福無門 惟人所召 勿參訟事 不利之數 · Calamity and blessing have no gate of their own; people alone call them in, so stay out of lawsuits. This fortune brings no benefit.
- Lunar month 12Dec 28 – Jan 26, 2028Even
At the end of the year, you'll need to watch out for strangers this month. Don't easily accept a plausible offer from someone you've just met.
東方來客 偶然貽害 莫信人言 反爲不美 · A guest from the east happens to bring you harm, so don't trust what others say. It only makes things worse.
The nine readings by area (money, love, work, health and more) and the long monthly readings open in the Tojeong Bigyeol app once you find your own hexagram.
Who gets this hexagram?
The hexagram depends on your lunar birth date and the year being read. The upper number comes from your Korean age that year plus the year's taese number, the middle from the length and month number of your birth month that year, and the lower from your birth day plus the day number. So the same person gets a different hexagram each year.
For example, someone born on lunar 5/3/1986 receives this hexagram in 2027.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Tojeong hexagram 531 a good one?
Hexagram 531 is read as a good year. This is a year when you can rise only once your preparations are complete. Keep at it steadily, like digging a well to find water, and in the end things open wide.
Which months need care in hexagram 531?
In hexagram 531, the lower months are lunar months 2 and 11. Avoid rushing big decisions then, and go easy on your body and your words.
How do I find my own Tojeong hexagram?
Enter your birth date in the Luna Alley Tojeong Bigyeol page and it converts solar to lunar and works out the hexagram for you. To do it by hand, the 2027 guide shows the formula with an example.